1.   He warned especially of wage inflation, because tight labor markets threaten to push wages higher despite productivity gains.

2.   The analysts also pointed out that most major international oil stocks were higher despite softness in the price of crude.

3.   The dollar followed the markets higher despite the expectation of lower interest rates.

4.   Overall consumer lending profits at both banking companies were higher despite the credit card troubles.

5.   Corn futures prices were higher despite weather forecasts calling for weekend rain in crop-producing areas of the Midwest.

6.   Corn futures prices were fractionally higher despite weak export numbers from the U.S. Agriculture Department.

7.   Investors indulged in some rebound buying Monday, sending stocks moderately higher despite the absence of any fundamental news to sway the overall market.

8.   Investors pushed stocks higher despite new economic data that could re-ignite inflation worries.

9.   Investors traded cautiously Thursday, bidding stocks tentatively higher despite worries about the strength of the economic recovery and the conflict in the Middle East.

10.   Investors went on a buying spree Wednesday, pushing technology and blue chips higher despite worries about tech bellwether Cisco Systems.